Love and Marriage is an American sitcom that aired on NBC during the 1959–60 television season. The series stars William Demarest as the owner of a struggling music publishing company.
Synopsis Bill Harris is a widower who owns the Harris Music Publishing Company in Los Angeles, California.McNeil, Alex, Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming From 1948 to the Present, Fourth Edition, New York: Penguin Books, 1996, , p. 492.Nostalgia Central LOVE AND MARRIAGE Accessed 18 November 2020 A longtime music publisher and a lover of old-fashioned, melodious music, he hates the rock and roll music that has become popular during the latter half of the 1950s and rejects most of the popular songs submitted to him. As a result, his company is nearly bankrupt, and stress over its financial problems is affecting his health. Bill′s daughter, Pat Baker, wants to keep an eye on him as well as save the family business by convincing Bill that he is wrong about rock and roll and should publish it, so she maneuvers him into taking her on as a partner in the company. She then tries to sign rock and roll musicians with the company and get Bill to publish their music.
Bill shares an apartment with Pat, her husband Steve Baker, who is a lawyer, and their daughters Susan and Jennie. Steve is more progressive than Bill and constantly irritates him, and Susan has to mediate the frequent disputes between them. At the publishing company, Sophie is the secretary and Stubby Kaye is the firm′s song promoter. Stubby performs most of the songs submitted to the firm and is prone to reminiscing about the "good old days" in the music publishing business.
Late in 1959, the Bakers hire a Chinese woman, Han Cho-Yee. as their housekeeper, and a Chinese songwriter, Jimmy Chang, falls in love with her. Jimmy faces the challenge of dealing with Han′s father, Mr. Cho-Yee, a strict man who has set up an arranged marriage to someone else for Han.
Cast William Demarest as William "Bill" Harris Jeanne Bal as Patricia "Pat" Baker Murray Hamilton as Steve Baker Kay Armen as Sophie Stubby Kaye as Stubby Wilson Susan Reilly as Susan Baker Jennie Lynn as Jennie Baker Robert Kino as Jimmy Chang Judy Dan as Han Cho-Yee Benson Fong as Mr. Cho-Yee
Production Love and Marriage was a production of Louis F. Edelman Enterprises. P. J. Wolfson produced the show. Directors included Bob Sweeney and Norman Abbott. Mel Shavelson was one of the writers. Noxzema Cream sponsored alternate weeks, with the remaining episodes being sustaining,
Love and Marriage replaced The Restless Gun. The theme song was an instrumental of "Love and Marriage."
Broadcast history Love and Marriage premiered on NBC on September 21, 1959. It lasted only half a season, and only 18 episodes were broadcast, the last of them on January 25, 1960. Another eight episodes never aired. The show was broadcast at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Mondays throughout its run.
Episodes Sourceimdb.com Love and Marriage (1959–1960) Episode List"Television Highlights," Schenectady Gazette, September 21, 1959, p. 17."Television Highlights," Schenectady Gazette, September 28, 1959, p. 11."Television Highlights," Schenectady Gazette, October 5, 1959, p. 21.Closing credits for Love and Marriage episode "Second Honeymoon" on YouTube"Television Highlights," Schenectady Gazette, October 19, 1959, p. 13."Television Highlights," Schenectady Gazette, October 26, 1959, p. 19."Monday, November 16," Philadelphia Inquirer, November 15, 1959, p. 251."Television Programs," The Pittsburgh Press, November 23, 1959, p. 47.The Meriden Record and Journal TV Week, November 28, 1959, p. 2.Love and Marriage (television listing), Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), November 30, 1959, Page 6 Accessed 5 January 2022"Television Highlights," Schenectady Gazette, December 21, 1959, p. 18."Television Highlights," Schenectady Gazette, December 28, 1959, p. 15."Television Highlights," Schenectady Gazette, January 4, 1960, p. 9."Television Highlights," Schenectady Gazette, January 18, 1960, p. 11."Television Highlights," Schenectady Gazette, January 25, 1960, p. 15.
Note: Episode lists for Love and Marriage place the episode "The Baby Sitter" on January 11, 1960, and the episode "Jealousy" among the show′s unaired episodes. At least one contemporary newspaper listing indicates that "The Baby Sitter" was broadcast on January 11, 1960.Love and Marriage (television listing), The Paducah Sun (Paducah, Kentucky), January 11, 1960, Page 10 Accessed 5 January 2022 However, at least three contemporary newspaper listings indicate that "Jealousy" aired on January 11, 1960."Television Highlights," Schenectady Gazette, January 11, 1960, p. 18.Love and Marriage (television listing), Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), January 11, 1960, Page 6 Accessed 5 January 2022Love and Marriage (television listing), El Paso Times (El Paso, Texas), January 11, 1960, Page 17 Accessed 5 January 2022
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Love and Marriage opening credits on YouTube Love and Marriage alternative opening credits on YouTube Love and Marriage episode "Second Honeymoon" opening and closing credits on YouTube